Girder or arch



(No Model.)

0. H. RODEMER.

GIRDB'R 0R ARCH.

No. 374,271.- Patented Dec. 6, 1887 N. PETERS. mato-ulho n hor.\Vnhmglon. no

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES HALL RODEMER, OF TOPEKA, KANSAS.

GIRDER QR ARCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 374,271, dated December6, 1887.

Application filed Oi tober 1, 1887. Serial No. 251,252. (No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES HALL RODE- MER, of the city of Topeka,county of Shawnee and State of Kansas, have invented a new and usefulCorniced Girder or Arch, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a girder or arch for the support of the frontsof buildings, having a cornice front or face cast solid to the girder,thereby saving the expense and annoyance so usual in the construction ofcornice to give finish to the fronts of buildings by the old method.Besides,having the face solid With the girder adds greatly to itsstrength and solidity.

My invention can also be used for bridges or to span any open spacerequiring great weight to be supported.

Figure 1 is a front view showing the cornice front or face in straightlines and the girder or arch in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a front view,and Fig. 3 a rear view, of my cornice; and Fig. 4 is a transversesection.

Similar letters refer to similar part in the drawings.

The bottom and top plates of the girdermay be constructed anylength orbreadth that may be required and made of cast-iron. Said bot tom and topplates are shown in accompanying drawings in dotted lines, and marked AA. The angling braces are set between the top and bottom plates at anangle of about fortyfive degrees; or they may be put in at right angleswith plates. Said braces are shown in dottedlines, and are markedrespectively, B B. The cornice-front of said girder can be finished withany ornamentation (marked E) that may suit the taste orfancy ofbuilders.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The girder or arch proper, constructed substantially as described, incombination with the cornice-face, the parts being solidly counected inthe process of construction.

CHARLES HALL RODEMER. \Vitnesses:

It. R. GASKILL,

O. H. BLAISDELL.

